(-)-beta-caryophyllene synthase

(-)-beta-caryophyllene synthase (EC 4.2.3.57, beta-caryophyllene synthase) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase ((-)-beta-caryophyllene-forming).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate (-)-beta-caryophyllene + diphosphate
(-)-beta-caryophyllene synthase
Identifiers
EC number4.2.3.57
CAS number110639-18-4
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

This enzyme is widely distributed in higher plants.

References

  1. Cai Y, Jia JW, Crock J, Lin ZX, Chen XY, Croteau R (November 2002). "A cDNA clone for beta-caryophyllene synthase from Artemisia annua". Phytochemistry. 61 (5): 523–9. doi:10.1016/s0031-9422(02)00265-0. PMID 12409018.
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